Catholic Theological Ethics · Trento 2010

Since moral theology is so diffuse today, since many Catholic theological ethicists are caught up in their own specific cultures, and since their interlocutors tend to be in other disciplines, there is the need for an international exchange of ideas among Catholic theological ethicists.

Catholic theological ethicists recognize the need: to appreciate the challenge of pluralism; to dialogue from and beyond local culture; and, to interconnect within a world church, not dominated solely by a northern paradigm.

In response to these recognized needs, Catholic theological ethicists will meet to refresh their memories, reclaim their heritage, and reinterpret their sources.

Therefore, Catholic theological ethicists pursued in this conference a way of proceeding that reflects their local cultures and engages in cross-cultural conversations motivated by mercy and care.